News Archives for February, 2010
23 February, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane is insisting that threatened cuts to special needs assistants in St. Anthony's Special School be reversed. This will cause massive hardship to extremely vulnerable young children as well as impacting on jobs. This is appalling and cannot be tolerated. Read full article
21 February, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane is calling for renewed efforts and commitment to implement the 'Bike to Work' Scheme. The roll out of this scheme introduced on 1 January 2009 has been a shambles to date. She is calling on government departments and all employers to register for this scheme and play their part in promoting cycling as a viable means of transport. Read full article
18 February, 2010
"Any attempts to downgrade Belmullet Hospital will be strongly resisted" according to Sinn Fein Councillor Rose Conway-Walsh. "It is irreprehensible that Belmullet Hospital will be downgraded or wards will be closed". " The hospital has the capacity for 40 patients but while patients lie on trolleys in Mayo General Hospital 15 beds lie empty in Belmullet". Read full article
18 February, 2010
Sinn Fein Councillor Rose Conway-Walsh demands to know "Why are we allowing our Minister for Education to hand over €20 million of our money to the woman who likened helping the undocumented Irish to "putting lipstick on a pig"?" "Batt O Keeffe plans to give €20 million to Trina Vargo, head of the U.S. Ireland Alliance, so that she can bring over 12 wealthy American Students to Ireland each year." Read full article
15 February, 2010
Sinn Féin Election Candidate, Thérèse Ruane, today joined Mary Lou Mc Donald, Sinn Féin Vice President at the launch of Sinn Fein's proposals to support existing and potential entrepreneurs. At the launch Cllr. Ruane outlined how the proposals would benefit budding entrepreneurs and existing businesses that may be struggling and ensure that badly needed jobs are protected and created in this County and beyond. Read full article
13 February, 2010
Human rights activist and Sinn Féin Councillor, Thérèse Ruane, welcomes the passing of an European Parliament resolution last week, calling for stronger action across the EU on human trafficking. Ruane insists that we must remain committed to ending, in particular, the exploitation of women and girls in the sex industry. Read full article
7 February, 2010
Sinn Féin Councillor, Thérèse Ruane, is extremely concerned by the increasing numbers of young people presenting to health professionals with mental and physical health issues following the use of so called 'legal highs' sold in 'head shops'. Cllr Ruane has tabled a motion for discussion at the monthly Town Council meeting on Thursday night calling for the strict regulation of these shops because of the dangers of the products they sell. The government must address these concerns as a matter of urgency before a young person in this country loses their lives. Read full article
1 February, 2010
A chara,
Responding to Frank Mc Donald's article in The Irish Times on Monday 31 January 2011 entitled 'Kenny see old railway as a tourist trail'. I was shocked and disappointment to read in the article that Enda Kenny would lend support to this walking and cycling Greenway on the railway line from Claremorris to Sligo. This railway track is vital if we are to ensure that the Western Rail Corridor will be completed in the future. I am calling on Enda Kenny to affirm his commitment to the completion of the Western Rail Corridor. As chairperson of Smart Travel Castlebar, an organisation promoting sustainable travel in Mayo, I and my organisation actively promote cycling and walking. Mayo is a walking and cycling paradise and The Great Western Greenway from Newport to Mulranny has been a phenomenal success. However, any future greenways should be developed in tandem with rail networks and vital sustainable transport infrastructure. There must no question of developing them on existing rail tracks, used or unused, along the Western Rail Corridor. Brendan Quinn, the greenway promoter, in this article made some claims that are disengenuous. He said that he didn't see that the Ennis-Athenry line 'has set the world alight'. This phase of the Western Rail Corridor has been so successful that Iarnród Eireann is opening two new stations at Oranmore and Crusheen to be completed in Summer 2012 as well as putting on extra commuter trains from Galway. It is essential to the West of Ireland that the Western Rail Corridor is kept on track and that the commitment made in the Government's Transport 21 Investment Programme be delivered on. What Mr. Quinn described as a 'rather forlorn idea' that the railway line would reopen from Claremorris to Sligo, we in the West of Ireland promoting sustainable travel see it very differently and will fight tooth and nail to ensure that the remaining phases of the Western Rail Corridor are completed without delay. I hope that Enda Kenny will affirm his commitment to this essential rail infrastructure for the people of Mayo and the West of Ireland.
Is mise,
Therese Ruane Read full article
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